The topic of entrepreneurial finance involves many issues including but not limited to the risks and returns to being an entrepreneur, financial contracting, business planning, capital gaps and the availability of capital, and market booms and busts. This handbook provides a comprehensive...

This paper examines whether and how publicly sponsored advising services can encourage small enterprises and new firms to take the steps required to increase their degree of internationalization. We posit and find that advising impacts the knowledge and skills firms develop. The data examined...

We examine the impact of government ownership on venture-backed private firm exits spanning 50 countries over the years 1990-2010. The data examined indicate that, relative to deals in which the investor base is purely nongovernment, private firms that have government ownership have higher...

We examine the dynamics of the positive sorting in the venture capital industry. Our findings indicate that switching lead VCs is not uncommon during the course of entrepreneurial firms' development. Companies with upwardly revised perceived quality are more likely to switch to more reputable...